Recurring Characters[]
George 'Scotty' Burgess[]
A senior sergeant with the Tactical Response Group. He is originally from Scotland, hence his nickname.
Kathleen 'Kaz' Jacobs[]
An officer with the Tactical Response Group, she was on the siege in MCS8 as well as MCS26.
Rochelle Neaves[]
A journalist, Neaves works for Channel Nine, and first reported on the Massey case (MCS1).
Antonia 'Toni' Fletcher[]
Attorney General for WA.
Suffer Little Children[]
Arthur Bailey[]
70-year-old Arthur was walking his dog when he found Holly. He is a retired Corporal, and served with distinction, earning the Military Cross during his time in Vietnam.
Neil Bowman[]
A defence lawyer who takes on Massey's case, knowing that a win would be a boost for his reputation.
Georgia Bracewell[]
The paediatric surgeon who operates on Holly.
Nate Brajkovic[]
Constable with Canning Vale Police, helping Sgt. Houston. He finished his probationary period at the end of 2014.
Alan Carson[]
Initially pursued as a suspect because he lives near where first victim was abducted. Though his previous criminal history includes time served at Karnet Prison Farm, and he is listed on the sex offender registry, he was ruled out as a suspect because his criminal history involved an underage boy who was known to him. Otherwise, he is a contributing member of society.
Seth Carver[]
Massey’s drug dealer. Massey pays him for meth by allowing him to have sex with Niamh. He negotiated to avoid charges of possession with intent to sell or supply, in return for testifying against Massey. However, the deal did not include charges for his own sex acts, for which he was charged with “indecent dealing with a minor between 13 and 16”.
Roland Fleming[]
An avid birdwatcher, he discovers Joanna's body in Bicentennial Adenia Park.
Alexander Foster[]
Despite having a criminal history, and no alibi for the evening in question, Foster was ruled out because his house in Coolbinia was deemed to be too far from the area in which Holly was found for it to be within a reasonable comfort zone.
Alison Glover[]
Terry Young's junior colleague working with him on breaking the child pornography ring.
Donna Griffiths[]
A keen kayaker, she and her husband were out when they discovered Aimee’s body.
Steven Griffiths[]
Erin Hensman[]
Victim Liaison Officer for the Grisham family. She has also spent some time working with the Child Assessment and Interview Team. She later joins the Major Crime Squad.
Peter Houston[]
Led the team initially investigating Holly's assault. He joined the police force in 2002.
Jacqui Isaacs[]
Aimee's single mother. Aimee's father left the family because he couldn't cope with the fact that Aimee has Autism.
Corrine Marlowe[]
Massey's ex-fiancée. She left him when she realised what he had been doing to her daughter.
Harriet Marlowe[]
Massey's ex-stepdaughter, he sexually abused her in the early nineties.
Ruben Marsh[]
Alan Carson’s lawyer.
Eva Muirden[]
Holly's teacher.
Rose O'Hara[]
Niamh's mother.
Sean O'Hara[]
Niamh’s father. He also has three children from his first marriage and shares custody of them week about with their mother.
Annette Olsen[]
Faith’s mother; a regular churchgoer, she struggles to understand how God could have allowed her daughter to be taken away from her and later arranges for a service to be held at her church for all of the girls.
Darryl Olsen[]
Faith’s father.
Crystal Pennington[]
Daughter of Rachel. Massey abused her repeatedly over the course of the three years he and Rachel were together.
Rachel Pennington[]
Rachel was the young woman Massey got involved with, while he abused her daughter. She has since completed a drug rehabilitation programme and turned her life around. She now also has a son, Nathan.
Jeanette Reynolds[]
Principal at Holly's primary school.
Devin Rhodes[]
Initially, he was pursued as a prime suspect in Holly’s assault, because he had a history of indecent dealing with a child under the age of thirteen (his niece). He was ruled out as a suspect because he doesn't show the organisational ability to coordinate an attack.
Diana Rhodes[]
Mother of Devin, she insists on accompanying him during his interview, though he is 34, because he is on the Autism spectrum, and she believes that they won't deal fairly with him.
Russell Richards[]
A former primary school teacher, he took advantage of his position, trying to tell the girls that he assaulted that “no one would understand their special game, so they must keep it a secret.” However, his previous victims were known to him, and he groomed them before assaulting them.
Robyn Thompson[]
Holly's mother, now going by her maiden name.
Andre Van den Berg[]
Poppy's father.
Cara Van den Berg[]
Poppy’s mother. She got pregnant with Michael at just 19.
Michael Van den Berg[]
Poppy’s older brother. He is in the specialist soccer programme at Lynwood SHS. He saw Massey’s ute (though he didn’t know it at the time) driving away from the scene shortly after Poppy went missing.
Bronwyn Williamson[]
Ex-partner of Alan Carson. Though she never saw signs of any paedophiliac tendencies when they were together, she heard about him going to prison after they had broken up.
Ben Yorke[]
Joanna’s younger brother. He is too young to understand what has really happened to his sister.
Peter Yorke[]
Joanna's father.
Stephanie Yorke[]
Joanna’s mother. She blames herself for not being more attentive to her daughter and realising when she didn’t come back from the toilet.
Terry Young[]
A sergeant with the Australian Federal Police's Child Protection Operations team.
Unnamed Blonde Woman[]
Living on Ellison Drive, Langford, it was her house that Arthur Bailey approached when he found Holly Grisham.
Meat Market[]
Sarah Boyd[]
The doctor working with Belinda McIntyre
Marjia Chiu[]
Lillian's sister. She lives in Malaysia
Belinda McIntyre[]
Young Belinda is a benefactor of Whitfield’s actions as she is given one of Kyle Denton’s kidneys. In an unusual twist, he elects to let her keep it. She has a rare blood type, so there is only a limited list of potential donors.
Duncan McIntyre[]
Belinda's father.
Who Will Guard the Guards[]
Zac Cohen[]
Brother of Esther. He formally identifies her body.
Anne-Marie Sheridan[]
Daughter of Ian Sheridan, and partner of Esther Cohen.
Breathless[]
Donna Chapman[]
Natalie Chapman[]
Joanna’s fraternal twin.
Owen Chapman[]
Sandra Chapman[]
Bed of Roses[]
Valerie Caldwell[]
Mother of Iain Caldwell
Abby Fielder[]
The Bailey girls’ babysitter; lives in Applecross.
Burning Desire[]
Martin Burns[]
Arson investigator
Dead in the Water[]
Michaela Klein[]
Michaela drowned at seventeen, in suspicious circumstances that might or might not have been caused by her brother Leo.
Fourteen Words[]
Mario Conti[]
A sergeant with the Tactical Response Group, Conti is a second-generation Italian-Australian; his grandfather served as part of the resistance movement fighting against the Fascist regime.
Matthew Day[]
Senior Constable with the TRG. He is married to DC Osborne.
Imogen Froude[]
An immigration agent working with Majid Hajjar and his family. She fights to make sure the family won't be deported after he is killed.
Paul Ross[]
In the Name of the Father[]
Joe Asquith[]
A Detective Sergeant with the Sex Crime Division, he is brought in when it is found that one of the prostitutes killed is underage.
Oliver Dymond[]
Asquith's junior colleague.
Born that Way[]
Ashton Burrows[]
Son of Alan Burrows.
One for All[]
Rashidah Awad[]
A former maid for the Mendelsohns. She was sexually assaulted by Paul, leading to her family moving her back to Singapore.
Polina Azhikelyamov[]
Stanislav Azhikelyamov[]
Adam Gilmour[]
A sergeant with the Sex Crime Squad, he is investigating the rape of Phoebe Keogh.
Diana Mendelsohn[]
Michael Mendelsohn[]
A businessman to the bone, he is willing to use whatever money necessary to get what he needs.
Shari Larson[]
Paul Mendelsohn's ex-girlfriend.
Home Is Where the Heart Is[]
Barbara Anderson[]
Harrison Jervis’ neighbour, she finds his body when she comes over to investigate why his dog won’t stop barking.
Nadine Banks[]
Blake Illingworth's girlfriend.
David Ellison[]
Karen's husband, and Caitlin and Liam's father. He was at work when they were attacked.
Michael Jervis[]
Harrison's son.
Lyn Unwin[]
Crystal Unwin's mother. She is the one who discovers Crystal's body, as they had been due to meet for morning tea at Crystal's house.
Misjudged[]
Lachlan ‘Lachie’ Baldessin[]
Assisting Lucy in the investigation of cold cases; he worked with Mirrabooka Detectives before joining Special Crime Squad.
Lucy McFarlan[]
Sergeant working with the Special Crime Squad, investigating previous cases of the victims for a possible suspect.
Turf War[]
Rebecca Alexander[]
Detective Constable working with Barry Wallace. She has a 2-year-old daughter, Kristen, with her husband Ryan.
Barry Wallace[]
A Detective Sergeant in the Serious and Organised Crime Division, he is Jordan Williams' supervisor and handler while Williams is undercover.
Watcher in the Night[]
Lucinda 'Elle' Hambly[]
The court orderly working at the Supreme Court when Matthew Whiddon was initially taken into custody. Lives in O'Connor
Louise Herbert[]
Jacob Goodman's ex. Though she was pregnant with their son, they split up when Jacob went to prison.
Emma Seidel[]
Emma is friends with Wes Jenkins’ daughter Jaime, and they go to school and play netball together. However, Emma alleges that Wes indecently assaulted her in his car.
Shauna Seidel[]
Emma’s mother. She believed Emma’s allegation.
Carbon Copy[]
Joe Healy[]
Former senior investigating officer on the original case.
Janet Lane[]
Member of the Special Crime Squad investigating the cold case and the previous victims.
James McLean[]
Eight-year-old son of Paul, they were playing soccer in the park when Paul discovered the body of XXXX.
Paul McLean[]
He and his son James were in X Park when he discovered X's body.
Alan Richardson[]
Richardson is a builder working with his son on a site when they discover X's body in their skip bin.
Chris Richardson[]
Alan's son and co-worker.
Nigel Simpson[]
Member of the Special Crime Squad investigating the cold case and the previous victims. He started of his career on one of the bike teams, and still rides semi-competitively.
Do No Harm[]
George Lambert[]
Taking advantage of the “angel of death” killing the sick and elderly, Lambert kills his mother, who was talking about changing her will and leaving him out of it. He tries to make her death look the same as the other victims, but he doesn’t have medical training, so he had to smother her with a cushion.
Samantha Salmon[]
A nurse at XXXX. She and solicitor Stuart Drake are caught in flagrante delicto in a lunch break.
A Woman Scorned[]
Bella Baylee[]
A cleaner at the XXXX Hotel, she finds X's body when she goes in to clean the room.
Riley Mason[]
Elliot Frampton’s step-daughter; they had been having an affair for over a year.
Sheila Mason[]
Riley’s mother and Elliot’s wife.
Black Friday[]
James Drysdale[]
A FIFO industrial electrician on a break from work, he found Anna after she managed to escape the Cochranes.
Jason Frame[]
Woolworths worker who discovered the body of Liz Steele in the loading bay.
Barry Jackson[]
Sergeant Jackson was the first investigating officer at the crime scene in Hyde Park.
Leroy Jenkins[]
The detective in Melbourne who ran the investigation that led to Eddie's assault conviction. Hears about the manhunt and realises there are similarities in the two cases.
Alexander Milton[]
Witnessed attempting to use Alesha Wheeler's bank card.
Simon Phipps[]
Sub-organist at St George's Cathedral.
Michelle 'Shelley' Powell[]
Emily's mother; she is driven and hard-working, and blames herself for not being there enough for Emily.
Sean Powell[]
Father of Emily.
Erica Reilly[]
Working with her senior colleague Barry Jackson, she investigated the Hyde Park crime scene.
Martin Wilson[]
Eddie Cochrane's biological father. As part of the investigation, detectives in Melbourne interview him.
Alice Woodward[]
One of the Deputy Principals at Perth Modern, she is able to help the police identify Emily.
Ghosts of the Past[]
David Aspinall[]
A retired army officer, he was Dreyer’s father’s commanding officer, and knew about his PTSD and subsequent suicide.
Tristan Cleland[]
A soldier serving with Marcus Napier; they are together when Napier is shot.
Michael Darvall[]
Regimental Sergeant Major with the SASR, he is also Natalie's brother.
Liam Duffy[]
Aaron Hadley’s partner and colleague.
Jacob McIntosh[]
A member of the Royal Australian Corps of Military Police, he works with the WA Police when it first seems that a serial killer might be connected to the Army. Lives in Ballajura.
New Beginnings[]
Matthew Auricht[]
Hannah Farrell[]
Kyle’s girlfriend before his family went into witness protection. Unbeknown to his parents, he stayed in touch with her, using a prepaid phone. Although she is only fifteen, she shared sexually suggestive photos with Kyle over Snapchat.
John McCourt[]
Senior AFP agent overseeing the protection of the Ogden family.
Crash Course[]
Julian Adams[]
Husband of Dean Pilpel. They had had a fight, and Dean went for a drive to clear his head.
Kyle Bolland[]
Michael Blewett[]
Christian's older brother.
Homer Gilman[]
The senior investigator with the Vehicle Investigation Unit.
Stella Granger[]
A first-class constable with the Traffic Enforcement Group.
Candace Grant[]
She is the sole carer of her fourteen-year-old sister Sophie and struggling to balance her career with having to look after Sophie.
Peta Ibbotson[]
A senior investigator with the Major Crash Investigation Section, she works with the MCS team to bring in Hayman.
Mark Johnston[]
Rachel's husband.
Harry McGill[]
A mechanic Hayman gets to repair his car after the first incident. Hayman pays him cash to work off the books and not say anything about the repairs.
Angus Mattingley[]
Senior constable with the Traffic Enforcement Group
Tahlia O'Dea[]
Ashleigh Goodenough’s best friend. A talented dancer and basketball player, she is a passenger in Ashleigh’s car when Dennis Hayman forces it off the road, leaving her in a wheelchair.
Jacob Van Dien[]
Constable with Traffic Enforcement Group. He rides one of the Yamaha FJR1300 motorcycles.
James Walker[]
Sergeant and team leader with Traffic Enforcement Group.
Money to Burn[]
Isabel Kirkhope[]
The Blanchards’ cleaner; she found the bodies and called the police.
Honour Among Thieves[]
Karl 'Fletch' Fletcher[]
Deputy Superintendent.
Nathan Fowler[]
Former boyfriend of Melaleuca resident and murder victim Kelley Marshall.
Julie Freeman[]
Superintendent at Melaleuca.
No Rest for the Wicked[]
Loretta ‘Lori’ Ballard[]
Fiona's mother. She is also the English teacher at the district high school.
Robert ‘Bob’ Ballard[]
Fiona Ballard’s father. A FIFO worker operating out of Barrow Island, he was on his way home from Learmonth airport when Fiona disappeared.
Gabriel Baudin[]
A French backpacker working on Oliver Daley's farm; he finds Isabelle's body.
Jon Collins[]
Local councillor, his daughter is the third victim, so coincides with the Major Crime Squad being brought in, much to the resentment of the parents of the first two victims.
Mark Collins[]
Son of Jon and older brother to Isabelle, his father’s position gives him a sense of entitlement. His behaviour got worse after his mother died. He likes playing guitar and could be good if he worked harder at it. He’s also on the local football team.
Oliver Daley[]
One of the longest standing landholders in the area. Though now long retired, he held Jon Collins’ place on the council. Isabelle’s body is found on his property.
Eric Garlett[]
A truck driver frequenting Mammangup, working for a company that drives as far north as Carnarvon and as far south as Esperance, he is the one supplying people like Ethan Wilmott with Ecstasy and Methamphetamine. He is also one of the drivers making use of Neil Parnell’s arrangement with Parnell’s daughter.
Alec Ingram[]
Steph Jardine[]
A constable with the local police; although she is on her regional deployment, she was originally from Mammangup. She is also the coach of the netball team, and Isabelle Collins was the captain.
Rosalie Kitson[]
She is also the Land Corporation (NWAC) representative on the town council.
Chrissy Maitland[]
A trained nurse, she also helps Fred with his young female patients.
Fred Maitland[]
Local GP, he helps with the initial forensic investigation. His wife Chrissy is his practice manager.
Vanessa ‘Ness’ Olsen[]
Officer in charge of the Mammangup police station.
Neil Parnell[]
Kevin Rees[]
Maggie Shaw[]
Manager of the local hotel, she is also on the council with Jon Collins.
Martin Watts[]
The sole detective at Mammangup. He resents the fact that a team of “better” detectives is coming in to take over his case.
Ethan ‘Willo’ Wilmott[]
Local mechanic, revhead and playboy, he is close friends with Mark Collins. He is initially considered as a suspect, but the detectives quickly eliminate him as a possibility. He owns a silver 2014 Subaru WRX and a Honda CRF 450R. He also buys drugs from Eric Garlett and sells them on to the locals (including Mark Collins).
Matthew Young[]
Curtis Zimmerman[]
Constable at Mammangup; on his regional deployment, but he clearly prefers the city life. He also has Ophidiophobia.
Don't Bank on It[]
George 'Scotty' Burgess[]
Officer in charge of the TRG team that responds to the bank siege.
Matthew Day[]
Charlie Elder[]
Sophia Birnie's boyfriend.
Thomas Gill[]
Kathleen 'Kaz' Jacobs[]
Now a senior constable, she is a qualified sniper.
Paul Ross[]
Angela 'Angie' Schwartz[]
Hot Shot[]
Colin Campbell[]
Edwards' junior colleague, he came into the investigation not knowing that Chloe was undercover.
Brendan Edwards[]
A Sergeant with the Drug Squad, he is also having an affair with undercover officer Chloe Brewer, even though he is supposed to be her handler.
Jonathan Gill[]
Esther Nyhuis’ brother, although she didn’t know he existed until XXXX, and when she met him, he was a recovering heroin addict. They lost contact when he relapsed, until he was brought in as a witness to the death of Jordan Kinsella. With Esther’s help, he got a place at Shalom House.
In the Eye of the Beholder[]
Andrew Carlson[]
Zoe's younger brother.
Karen Carlson[]
Zoe's mother.
Rodney 'Rod' Carlson[]
Zoe's father.
Claire Curry[]
A friend of Chelsea's, they were out clubbing together when Chelsea was taken.
Colin Ford[]
Chelsea’s father.
Vicki Ford[]
Chelsea’s mother. Her parents are Polish immigrants.
Amy Franklin[]
Lucy’s younger sister.
Rita Franklin[]
Lucy’s mother. Originally from Portugal, she met Steve over there and moved to Perth with him.
Steve Franklin[]
Lucy’s father. A senior lecturer in linguistics at the University of Western Australia, focusing on Romance languages.
Robin "Rob" Henderson[]
Lucy Franklin's boyfriend; he is a fellow student at St George's.
Alex Patrick[]
A friend of Chelsea's, they were out clubbing together when Chelsea was taken. Alex identifies as non-binary, though that never bothered Chelsea or their other friends.
Michael Stewart[]
Chelsea's boyfriend.
Beth Watts[]
A friend of Chelsea's, they were out clubbing together when Chelsea was taken.
Out of the Cold[]
Andrew Burnell[]
An anthropologist consulting with X.
Emily Galvin[]
An anthropology student, she is primarily studying the potential uses of carbon freezing living tissue.
Lost Boys[]
Max Walker[]
Coming in as the new Assistant Commissioner (State Crime), she took over from Charles Branson on his retirement, much to the disdain of some who believed they had been passed over because she is a woman.
Crossing the Line[]
Tim Gilfallan[]
The senior detective with the New Zealand police force investigating the first string of killings.
Morgan Downing[]
Gilfallan's junior colleague. She scored well during her assessments over her initial six months as a detective constable.
Drone Killer XXXX[]
Owen Barbour[]
A sniper with the Special Air Service, he is brought in to consult about how a sniper could make the shots.
Natalie De Maistre[]
A software engineer working on the drone programming.
Olivia East[]
An aeronautical engineer working with X on the drone.
Evan Mawby[]
A software engineer working on the drone programming.
Amber Milligan[]
A young university student on her teaching practicum with Callum Durack, she has to take charge of the class when he is shot and killed.
By Mine Own Hand[]
Horse Racing XXXX[]
Amelia Brasser[]
Breeder and owner of X, one of the horses killed.
Edward Gormanston[]
A horse trainer and golfing buddy of the Assistant Commissioner (Judicial Services).
Rhys Johnstone[]
Cormac's brother.
Billy Marshall[]
Bookmaker.
Thicker than Water[]
Alexander Boyce[]
One of Adam's core followers.
Lydia Boyce[]
Alexander and Rebecca’s teenage daughter. She is also the mother of a three-year-old to Adam.
Phoebe Boyce[]
Rebecca’s younger daughter. It is unknown whether her father is Adam or Alexander, but Adam has recently started spending regular nights with her in his bed.
Rebecca Boyce[]
Alexander’s wife. Also involved with Adam whenever he chooses.
David Burke[]
Felicity Burke[]
Jemimah Burke[]
Daughter of Felicity, but her paternity is unclear.
Anna Carson[]
Daniel Carson[]
Son of Anna
Peter Carson[]
Rachel Edwards[]
Reuben Edwards[]
David Etheridge[]
Miriam Etheridge[]
Nicholas Hall[]
A sonographer bribed to keep track of the pregnancies of the abducted women.
Thomas Hoskins[]
Husband of Delilah.
Delilah Hoskins[]
Hasn’t been able to get pregnant despite both Adam and her husband Thomas sleeping with her regularly.